2018年3月13日 星期二

chapan and karakul

Kimbell Art MuseumThe people of Central Asia knew how to brighten the desert with an explosion of silk colors. The costumes in the #MyersCollection, like this 19th-century “chapan” from Uzbekistan, illustrate several major chapters in the history of Asian textile art.Learn more about the #MyersCollection here: http://bit.ly/2F8fN9b#LandsofAsia

Former President Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, wearing a chapan and karakul

Chapan (چاپان) or (چپان) (from Turkish "chapghan", meaning "sawn together", from the same root modern Anatolian and Istanbul Turkish "cepken") is a coat worn over clothes, usually during the cold winter months. Usually worn by men, these coats are adorned with intricate threading and come in a variety of colors and patterns. It is worn in Central Asia, including Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstanand Kyrgyzstan.[1] A chapan cape was often worn by former Afghan president Hamid Karzai.